Janitzio is a place located on a tiny island and is well known for being a nice place to pass the Día de los Muertos. You can get there by boat from Patzcuaro.
Once you arrive, you disembark from the boat at the small ‘arrival mile’, where there are a few places to eat and a hotel. Then you walk up the somewhat steep and winding path (basically a staircase) that takes you past souvenir stands, restaurants, the Janitzio cemetery and later to the viewpoint.
The cemetery itself is very peaceful and quiet, and the remains of the last Día de los Muertos can still be seen everywhere. Personally, I found it interesting to see before and after. Completely different scenarios.
At the top of the viewing platform, you have a beautiful view of the lake and the surrounding mountains, and you can climb up a lighthouse, from where you are even higher. And that’s basically it. Since there is basically only one way up and down in Janitzio, there is not much to see, nor can you really explore or get lost. But that doesn’t mean that Janitzio isn’t really beautiful. Janitzio is super cute and I would have liked it even without the Día de los Muertos. But that way it planning wise made sense so…and the view from the lighthouse was really cool as well 😊
Go or not? I would go around the Dia de los Muertos and just visit Janitzio the day before or so. Because the island is really cute, but twice the long journey to Patzcuaro and then taking the boat over… No. 😀 So that’s why I connected it. And the area around Patzcuaro is definitely worth visiting for the Día de los Muertos 😊